Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

The original parish house can be seen to the immediate south of the church.

Photo by Bill Rauhauser/Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

Photo by Bill Rauhauser/Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

The spires of St. Mary's can be seen towering over the pre-motor Motor City. Note the wooden sidewalks.

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

The St. Mary's grotto in 1931

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University

St. Mary's grotto in 1930

Photo from the Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University